Metropolitan Partners Group, a private investment firm, added Michael Egan as chief data and technology officer. In this newly created role, Egan will oversee and execute on data integration and automation across the firm’s entire business, including investments, asset management, finance and investor relations.
Egan brings three decades of experience leading data and technology transformation in the financial services and alternative investment management industries. He held a previous role as director of technology at Atalaya Capital Management, where he built and scaled engineering, data science and infrastructure teams and capabilities as the private credit firm grew from $3 billion to $10 billion in assets under management. Earlier in his career, he worked both internally and as a technology consultant for several leading buy- and sell-side firms, including Bridgewater Associates and UBS.
“We are pleased to welcome an executive of Michael’s caliber to Metropolitan as we continue to expand our platform and attract top-tier talent,” Paul Lisiak, managing partner and chief investment officer of Metropolitan, said. “As a private lender with a differentiated focus on small- and mid-sized non-sponsored businesses, the ability to access and utilize well-organized, insightful data is critical to making informed and effective investment and asset management decisions. Michael’s proven ability to enable investment firms to scale their alpha generation through data and technology will be additive to the full life-cycle of our investment process, while reinforcing our commitment to investing in infrastructure that supports Metropolitan’s long-term growth.”
“I am thrilled to join Metropolitan at this important point in its evolution,” Egan said. “As data and technology become increasingly central to the success of alternative investment strategies, I look forward to working with a world-class team to build infrastructure that enhances firmwide operations and supports Metropolitan’s ability to deliver value to its investors and borrowers.”
Egan’s appointment follows the additions earlier this year of Daniel Leger as senior managing director and head of investor relations and marketing and Jason Tighe as managing director and chief financial officer.
